Nick Hankins Jr.
Illinois Fighting Illini
58
Depth

Nick Hankins Jr.

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
RCBDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Nick Hankins Jr. starting?

Nick Hankins Jr. is listed 3rd string at RCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Nick Hankins Jr. is listed RCB #3 for Illinois at 58 OVR.

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Depth at RCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1677Juice ClarkeStarter
  2. 21677Tanner Heckel
  3. 3358Nick Hankins Jr.You
  4. 42054Almirian Thomas

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Illinois Fighting Illini's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Tanner Heckel — No. 2 at RCB for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini
Jersey
#3
Class
FR

Nick Hankins Jr. is currently behind Juice Clarke at RCB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 58.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 4WUABTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-23

Nick Hankins Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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